Handy bow maker



' April 1, 1958 ,'H s MA 2,828,896

HANDY BOW MAKER Filed Aug. 11, 1955 INVENTOR.

ATTD RN EYB United States Patent HANDY BOW MAKER Dwight Hanselman, Detroit, Mich. Application August 11, 1955, Serial No. 527,752

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-46) This invention relates to a decorative bow, and more particularly to a method of and apparatus for use in making decorative bows.

The object of the invention is to provide a method of and apparatus for use in making decorative pom pom bows out of ribbon or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method of and apparatus for use in making decorative pom pom bows out of ribbon whereby such decorative bows can be made quickly and easily even by inexperienced personnel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bow making device which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a perspective view of the bow making device, constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view illustrating the first step of making a bow using the device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the next step in making the bow.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating the next step in making the bow wherein notches are cut in the convolutions of ribbon by means of a scissors.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing'the next step in making the bow.

Figure 7 is a view illustrating the completed pom pom decorative bow for use on packages such as gift packages or the like.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a body member or base which can be made of a suitable single piece of material such as a piece of plastic or metal, and the body member 10 is provided with an elongated slot 11 for a purpose to be later described. The slot 11 defines in the body member 10 a pair of similar opposed sections 12, and each of the sections 12 is provided with a plurality of cutouts or cut-away portions such as the cut-away portions 14 and 15. These cut-away portions 14 and 15 define parallel shoulders 16 and 17, and the outer edge portions of the body member 10 may also define shoulders 18. The

sections 12 may remain connected together by means of a web portion 19. The body member 10 may be provided with an index 20 which may have a V-shape for a purpose to be later described.

In using the body member 10 to form a decorative pom pom bow such as the bow shown in Figure in engagement with the notches 22 and tied as shown in Figure 6. Then, the tied material is removed from the body member 10 and then the plurality of convolutions are moved away from each other or separated in opposite directions so as to form the completed decorative pom pom 25 as shown in Figure 7. The ends of the strip 24 may be 'cut off as desired after the knot 26 is tied around the notched portion 22 of the material whereby the completed pom pom will be retained in its proper position.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has been provided a method of and apparatus for use in making decorative pom pom bows out of ribbon or the like. In

7, a suitable strip of ribbon 21 is coiled or trained around certain of the shoulders such as the shoulder 17 as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The ribbon 21 is arranged on the body member 10 so that there is provided a plurality use, the plurality of cutouts 14 and 15 define shoulders such as 16, 17 and 18 whereby pom poms of difierent sizes can be made. Thus, the ribbon 21 can be wrapped around the shoulders 16, 17 or 18 and the slot 11 provides sufficient clearance for the scissors 12 to make the notches 22 in the coiled ribbon 21. The material 24 may be of any desired type, and the knot 26 retains the central portion of the ribbon in its proper position. The.

plurality of shoulders 16, 17 and 18 permit bows to be made in any desired size and each bow may be made by coiling twelve complete convolutions around the body member 10. The extra ribbon may be cut off. The material 24 may also be made of ribbon. After the step shown in Figure 6 has been effected, the bow is removed from the body member and each loop is pulled out, starting with the inside loops and one loop at a time is pulled out to the side and then the next loop is pulled out to the opposite side until all loops are pulled out and the bow is finished. The device can be made of any suitable material such as plastic and can be made in assorted colors and it is light and easy to handle. All of the edges are rounded and the various sizes may be printed on the body member 10 adjacent the shoulders. The V- shaped index 20 at the end and center of the slot 11 indicates where the V-shaped notches 22 are to be cut in the ribbon.

I claim:

In a device for making pom pom bows from decorative ribbon or the like, a flat body member provided with an V elongated slot, the edges of said body member being rounded, said slot defining in said body member a pair of similar sections, said sections being of the same size, each of said sections including a plurality of cutaway portions defining spaced parallel shoulders, a web portion connecting together said pair of sections, an index arranged on the web portion of said body member in the form of a V, said index being arranged in alignment with said slot for indicating where the notches are to be cut in the ribbon, said body member being fabricated of 'a single piece of material, said shoulders adapted to have ribbon coiled therearound whereby a cutting instrument can be extended through said slot to provide opposed V-shaped slots in said coiled ribbon, said plurality of shoulders permitting bows to be made in any desired size.

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